Tom Pelissero:Rams Give Matthew Stafford Permission to Speak with Other Teams

If traded he'd be owed $70m over 2 years. That seems like an ok deal as a free agent for a player of his ability if you were on the cusp of winning but lacked a QB. But to give up a 1st round pick to then have to pay that seems extreme. Maybe a team like the Steelers could do that since their 1st rounder is at 21, but it still seems to rich for me.